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i guess i will put my rig on here (im pretty bored)

about 3 years ago i headed up to heber city with josh(toyotarockhead) and picked up a little zuk buggy

it had gears , lockers, yj spring swap, awesome 84 inch wheel base

I thought it was as built as i would ever need, i borrowed the money from my parents and remember telling them it was already built and i wouldnt have to spend any money on upgrade parts... hahaha

it was off road only and took some work to get it back on the road. i made some rear fenders installed tail/brake lights

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i wanted more flex and josh had some toyota rear springs so i threw them up front

went to snakes to test them out
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this pic was right after my first flop! dang waynes world. tried once more in the rain and didnt make it. finally i made got to try again this summer and made it !
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Then i went to moab with josh and goose
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decided i needed more wheelbase before i went down there so i got some more yota rears and put them on all corners and swapped to yota axles

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i loved the new stance but still wasn't long enough to keep up with goose and josh



second flop at the snakes! i had no hydro assist so to be able to turn i had my arb turned off.. started tipping tried to throttle out and the tire in the air spun(bad driving im just making excuses)


tricky recovery just me and my gf on the trail and my 2000lb rear suspension winch mounted up in the frame rails
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its never been a good camping rig

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so i traded the yj swap for some old coil overs and radius arms and linked the front, the coils were so still that id did worse after linking it!

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zukijames

zukijames

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not moab anymore
Haha thanks Greg . Speaking of the baby thread I showed that to my girlfriend and she laughed her head off .

we both thought It was going to be some type of fundraiser or something
 
zukijames

zukijames

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not moab anymore
Been trying to give them away to someone who will use then no one will . They are land rover discovery 2 arms though got them to put on the front of my rover since they are longer

Have a fj80 sitting there though
 
sixstringsteve

sixstringsteve

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UT
hey, congrats james! That's great that you got it out on the trail. Did you make the nest? Did you and Nick do sidewinder too?
 
zukijames

zukijames

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not moab anymore
No didnt even come close to the nest but nick and cringle did! After fuel and driving the rear ended up sitting like 5 inches lower than I want so with 117 wheelbase and like 18 inch belly it was hitting to hard I make the nest, I'm scared of the power, and need to adjust the clutch
 
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